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Originally Posted by Slawomir
I was mainly referring to this comment:
As for data quality, most of us here seems to struggle with getting the mechanicals spot on (mainly because of using a mass-production but affordable mount), thus data is often substandard and hence the search for processing tools that help to at least somehow hide imperfections in the data.
Just my 10 cents  |
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I agree...but suspect many astro-imagers are simply using a focal length that is simply too terse for the rest of gear they are using.
Good deep sky data at 3 metres (or more) FL is hard to get!....even for top shelf gear (mainly due seeing)....but there are many sublime images in the 500mm to 1100mm that simply didn't need a gold standard in tracking ability....just a critical eye and attention to details.
Nail the focus, nail the tracking/guiding and go deep when you have mastered them....but not before, as GIGO applies (Garbage IN, Garbage Out)
Only then should you fuss over the software to best show-off your solid foundation work.